S. Silambarasan’s all-round show (37 n.o. & seven for 39) helped Salem defeat Namakkal by 39 runs and enter the quarterfinals of the TNCA S.S. Rajan Trophy inter-District cricket tournament here on Wednesday.
At Coimbatore, R. Mithun's six-wicket haul enabled Coimbatore register a seven-wicket win over Krishnagiri.
The scores (pre-quarterfinals):
At Coimbatore: Krishnagiri 116 in 43 overs (R. Sonu Yadav 46, R. Mithun six for 25) lost to Coimbatore 119 for three in 30.2 overs (Huzefa M. Patel 46, S. Sujay 31 n.o.).
Madurai 392 for seven in 50 overs (S. Thiyagarajan 37, E. Ashwin 88, A. Durai Dayanithi 49, V. Subramaniasiva 63, P. Francis Rokins 73, K. Manibharathy 43 n.o., T. Marimuthu three for 87) bt Tuticorin 116 in 23.1 overs (S. Samuel four for 11).
At Tiruchi: Tiruchi 311 in 48.3 overs (R. Sathish 81, C. Sarath Kumar 50, R. Nisanth Sakthivel 46, N.S. Harish 38, P.S. Nirmal Kumar 31, S. Nandha three for 66, S. Karthick three for 62) bt Perambalur 114 in 34.4 overs (R. Idhyadullah 38, P.S. Nirmal Kumar four for 17).
Salem 190 for eight in 50 overs (K. Venkatapathy 70, S. Silambarasan 37 n.o., K. Karthikeyan three for 18) bt Namakkal 151 in 43 overs (P.
Mohan 71, S. Prabhakaran 28, S. Silambarasan seven for 39).
